# Important Dozen of Linux Distros Every Newbie Have To Try Out
# TICKLIST / CHECKLIST! TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
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# I recommend you to test each Linux Distro with different desktop environment 
# Plus additional bonus for pro-user and a small exam checklist
# This list is based on SecurityXIII's 7+ years linux experience.
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# Structure of the checklist:
# [Tick_here] What you have to test; with which desktop environment and packaging system; and why.
# Speaking in a more IT-ish way, 
# [Tick] $Distro_name with $Desktop_Environment_name ($packaging_system) - $reason;

[ ] Ubuntu with Unity (deb) - popularity;
[ ] Debian with XFCE (deb) - stability;
[ ] Linux Mint with LXDE (deb) - simplicity;
[ ] Fedora with Gnome 3 (rpm) - bleeding edge tech;
[ ] OpenSUSE with KDE 5 (rpm) - options;
[ ] Mageia with Razor-QT (rpm) - community;
[ ] ROSA with KDE (rpm) - improved KDE experience, online buildfarm/cloud services;
[ ] ALTLinux with MATE (apt-rpm) - certified by government, long successful history;
[ ] Puppy with JWM (pet) - ultra-speed and old pc compatibility;
[ ] Archbang or with Openbox (pacman) - arch wiki portal and forum support;
[ ] Manjaro with Cinnamon (pacman) - lightweight but feature-reach;
[ ] Bodhi with Enlightenment (deb) - visual pleasure;

# Pro-user also have to test or at least know the following stuff:
# Linux World: 
[ ] PCLinuxOS [ ] Slackware [ ] Crunchbang [ ] Gentoo [ ] LFS;
# BSD World:
[ ] FreeBSD [ ] PC-BSD [ ] GhostBSD [ ] DragonFlyBSD [ ] OpenBSD [ ] NetBSD [ ] MidnightBSD;
# Solaris World: 
[ ] (Oracle) Solaris [ ] SmartOS [ ] OpenIndiana [ ] SchilliX;
# Assembler World:
[ ] KolibriOS [ ] MenuetOS;
# Mobile and ARM OS:
[ ] Firefox OS [ ] Sailfish OS [ ] MeeGo [ ] Android [ ] Cynanogen Mod [ ] Maemo [ ] Symbian;
# Other OS:
[ ] SteamOS [ ] ReactOS;
# Old OS + Clones World:
[ ] Haiku (BeOS) [ ] MINIX [ ] RISCOS [ ] OS/2 [ ] UNIX/AIX;
# Alternative Window Managers: 
[ ] Sawfish [ ] IceWM [ ] JWM [ ] Window Maker [ ] OpenBox [ ] FluxBox [ ] BlackBox [ ] Kwin
[ ] AfterStep [ ] FVWM [ ] CTWM [ ] WM2 [ ] Metacity [ ] AMI [ ] VTWM [ ] MWM [ ] SCWM [ ] CLFSWM;
# Tiling Window Managers: 
[ ] i3 [ ] Awesome [ ] RatPoison [ ] alopex [ ] bspwm [ ] catwm [ ] dswm [ ] dwm 
[ ] echinus [ ] euclid-wm [ ] herbstluftwm [ ] Ion3 [ ] monsterwm [ ] Musca [ ] Notion [ ] qtile
[ ] Snapwm [ ] Spectrwm [ ] Stumpwm [ ] subtle [ ] Wingo [ ] WMFS [ ] wmii [ ] xmonad;

# Network and companies-related work might need knowledge of: 
# Forensics distros: 
[ ] Kali (ex-backtrack) [ ] BackBox [ ] DEFT [ ] Matriux
# Forensics tools: 
[ ] wireshark [ ] nmap [ ] metasploit [ ] aircrack-ng [ ] wifite [ ] cowpatty [ ] feeding bottle
[ ] wavemon
# Network infrastructure and administrative tasks:
[ ] RHEL [ ] CentOS [ ] pfSense [ ] *BSD [ ] *Arch [ ] *Gentoo [ ] FreeNAS
[ ] OpenWRT [ ] DD-WRT [ ] NexentaStor

# Make sure that you know how to do the following in these distros:
# 10 Important Exams: Are you the real IT guy? Can you pass it?

# VGUI Work:
[ ] Connect to internet, run a web browser, play a web-based HTML5 or Flash game or audio.
[ ] Install apache webserver and any kind of HTML editor with package manager, edit default webpage.
[ ] Update system software and kernel.
[ ] Save image in web browser, open it with image editor, save with other resolution and format.
[ ] Download audio file, open it with audio editor, save it with other quality and format.
[ ] Convert video file from MPG to MKV using VGUI.
[ ] Add unusual keyboard layout, new keystroke to open terminal, and add new autostarting application.
[ ] Record a video on a webcam (or audio with a mic), then edit it with the appropriate software.
[ ] Change display resolution, language of the system, system theme, system sounds and colors.
[ ] Solve any problem you've met using googling by forums, wikis and different online communities.

# Command Line Work: 
[ ] Learn how to use autocompletion and read man on 3 different programs. 
[ ] Learn about pipelines. Use at least 3 programs in a big pipe-oneliner.
[ ] Download a webpage, convert it to text file and edit, with using just a command line.
[ ] Search for software executable from the command line and run it via absolute (full) path.
[ ] Add a custom repository and install any program from it. Test the installed software.
[ ] Compile any program with "./configure, make, sudo make install" and test it.
[ ] Learn the following tools: curl, wget, grep, awk, vim/nano/emacs, mc.
[ ] Write a Bash/shell script with functions, variables, conditions and loops, at least 10 rows.
[ ] Set up a DHCP, BIND, DNS and Samba servers. Check all of them working.
[ ] Compile kernel with custom settings.